Anyone waiting on a delayed tax refund from the IRS may not want to look to Congress for a speedy solution.
A House Oversight and Reform subcommittee hearing Thursday laid bare the partisan divide over whether a funding boost would fix a beleaguered tax agency suffering from staffing shortfalls and outdated technology.
Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., said it was time to reverse “decades of starvation of the IRS by the Congress” that he said has hamstrung the timely processing of tax returns. “And today, as we head into this year’s tax season, the IRS often finds itself gasping for air,” Connelly said in opening the hearing.
